Blue Marlin Beach Resort

This resort was amazing!!! We had a family of 30 and they made everything so special for us. We did scuba, fishing and snorkeling while there. There was a great 50th Anniversary celebration for Mom and Dad with dinner, dancing and music. Our room was always clean and nice to come back to after long days of fun! Thanks to Eddie, Santi, Richard and Amir just to name a few. We loved all the staff!

Sailed to Belize with family on a catamaran we stopped Blue Marlin Beach Resort and Eddie made us the best drinks and was fantastic! He was beyond nice and the atmosphere was low key and the perfect island experience. We all had the best experience.

Wonderful island atop the Belize barrier reef with authentic Belizean feel. Great staff and food. Very laid back and relaxing. If you’re looking for a huge crazy busy resort with bars…..this is not for you. BUT if you want to experience the beauty and magnificence of a small Belize island ,with all the modern conveniences, this is for you. This was our second stay and we’re already planning a third. Love this place.

Blue Marlin Beach Resort is a beautiful, idyllic, island resort that hosted my wife and I in January 2025. The resort is magnificently managed and run by a multi-generational, extended family of Belizeans that quickly included us as part of the family. They took exceptional care of us from our very late weather delayed arrival to our last day on the island. The coral island, covered with palm trees and continuously maintained, has several lovely, well-spaced private cottages. The family knows the reefs and guides with first hand knowledge. Snorkeling for a week, a couple times a day, with these guides and dive masters, was amazing and like snorkeling in an aquarium. The food was tremendous and the cooks and staff were lovely assuring we had whatever we wanted. We wanted fresh food, and the snapper and lobster were the freshest. We wanted to relax in the afternoon with a nice cool rum drink, and we had many to choose from to enjoy with our chef prepared afternoon snack. We wanted to hang out near the crystal-clear, azure-blue water of the Caribbean, and we were surrounded by it. Blue Marlin is a place to return to. The sun and moon rising and setting over the Caribbean are a beautiful site to behold every day on South Water Caye. One evening, on a January night with a rising full moon over the Caribbean, the cooks and staff prepared and served us our evening meal at a table they brought to our cottage and placed near the palms and the water’s edge. That evening created memories we will always hold. The cottages were beautiful with great, comfortable beds, clean bathrooms, fresh water coolers, air conditioning (which we only needed once) and hammocks hung on the wrap around porch. Perhaps a green heron will walk by your cottage in the evening, or a small army of fiddler crabs may walk by in the night. The bonefish are pets. The island is fully run on solar power and has a desalinization system. The Belizean family that owns and operates the Blue Marlin Beach Resort has invested in the resort to maintain forward-looking island systems and a viable business to support the family. The only real beach on the island is at the south end, a very easy ten minute walk away through a university research facility and another small resort to the open beach. My snorkel directly from the beach out to the coral reef was another of the many amazing snorkeling trips we took. Cell service is mostly available. Wi-Fi is mostly available in the dining and bar area.

Our stay was fantastic. Not 1 complaint. We were greeted at the dock with tropical drinks and a smile. We stayed in Hanna's Haven Cabin 14. The cabana had everything you needed. Daily housekeeping by Brianna kept it clean and neat. Chef Cuz created delicious meals with great presentation, served with a smile from Eddie, Jovie, or Estella in a beautiful open-air setting. Even prepared birthday cake with candles for my husband's birthday. Enjoyed several snorkel tours. Amir is very knowledgeable about marine life. Tommy, Michael, Jordy and Jamie made a great crew. Stayed for 12 days and enjoyed every minute. This is a 3rd generation family run property. If you wanted or needed anything, you got it with a smile. Couldn't have asked for more. Hanna was our first contact. She arranged everything from hopper flights, inland taxi to harbor and boat transfer to island. She was patient in responding to all of my pre-trip questions.

A week at Blue Marlin is a true escape! I stayed in a cabana steps from the water. A hammock on the porch was perfect for mornings and evenings and afternoon naps. The food was excellent everyone on staff was fun friendly and so attentive. Snorkeling excursions were a highlight I saw so many fish a large turtle rays of all kinds and nurse sharks . You can snorkel off the dock and the end of the island as well. If you are looking for a secluded getaway live to snorkel dive or fish this is the place. Like everywhere it will rain some when it did I still got in the water, took a 90 min massage w Shanika who was amazing! Worked out several back and neck issues I was having, and don’t forget to just relax I read a whole book in my hammock one rainy day. Thanks to Amir Nelson Shaq Tommy and Stacey for my water adventures . Cliff and Gilberto my attentive friends at every meal the chefs for always preparing a meat free alternative and all the delicious food the girls who cleaned my house it seemed several times a day everytime I came back it was freshened up! Bree and Mariel are there planning your day with you making suggestions and just generally making everything as perfect as they can! I traveled alone on this trip and enjoyed my space and quiet time but also never felt alone as all the staff quickly felt like friends and always stopped to chat and check in with me. I honestly miss them all! I rarely travel to the same place twice but I will return to blue marlin!!!